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Chilling data from the Arctic

Chilling data from the ArcticSo much hyperbole, so little factPolar bear populations are on the rise. It's stupid to think that the polar bear is so unadaptable that it can't handle a decrease in ice floes. They'll just hunt from shore. Life adapts.BTW, the sea ice is the SECOND lowest...

Tags: Polar Bear population, Arctic, bear, lake, ice

Discussion threads 2008-09-23

Polar Bear Threatened, says U.S. Global warming acknowledged in public.

Polar Bear Threatened, says U.S. Global warming acknowledged in public.Theory vs. enumerationSo, the gov't says Polar Bears are threatened because sea ice will disappear. That's a theoretical prediction.However, actual enumeration of polar bear populations shows their numbers increasing.Perhaps Polar Bears actually do better when there's less ice making it difficult...

Tags: polar bear population, bear population, polar bear, bear, U.S. Global warming, Polar Bear

Discussion threads 2008-05-14

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Calling all global cooling, how about a little help here?

Don't shoot the messenger, you might not like it that the earth is getting hotter and that we need to do something about it, but, don't get mad at those reporting it.You probably don't like all of the photos of open water over the arctic either. Nor would you want...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, tax, climate change

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

What do you believe, your eyes or somebody's numbers?

There is no disagreementThere really never was. Scientists are in agreement that global climate change is happening you may have noticed the conferences.We will always have idiots. It's just that some of them happen to own media and political parties or are making way too much money with...

Tags: climate change, mankind

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

Global warnings. Will China dominate green tech as world melts down?

Ah yesAh yes, a few Op-Ed pieces, none with links.Time to teach the Times some basic HTML?And and article ending with:"Researchers said they weren't sure why the animal is struggling more in Minnesota than elsewhere and more study is needed."Well, the researchers aren't clear, but we'll blame climate change for...

Tags: green technology, global warming

Discussion threads 2009-09-28

Pirate Bay defendant urges DDo$ attack on lawyer

Pirate Bay defendant urges DDo$ attack on lawyerBrave but silly manHe has yet to realise the golden rule in life, **NEVER** go up against lawyers.Especially, if they have just smacked you down in court.Revenge is sweete, except it will be the lawyer taking it all.. Yeah, sounds like Pirate Bay...

Tags: Piracy, SECURITY, Revenge, Pirate Bay, DDo$ attack, DDo$, attack

Discussion threads 2009-05-12

Global warming heating up Washington D.C.

There are many billions of dollars at stake. Not since the Wall Street meltdown have we seen such high stakes in the lobbyist-WhiteHouse-Congress axis. From oil to transportation to electricity to corn to solar to your very kitchen and office air conditioning--everything is in play. Costs may...

Tags: Climate, Global Warming, Transportation, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-05-10

Lawns getting greener

Lawns getting greenerOnce again, what percentage of lawn ownersfertilize and water thier lawns? Listening to you, you'd think everyone with some sort of lawn waters and fertilizes it every day of the year!And you're wrong: we didn't get the idea of "the lawn" from the English Garden, people realized early...

Tags: lawn

Discussion threads 2008-09-09

Black oil, white bears and the color of money

Map of polar bear populations, courtesy USGS and IFAW. [Click image to enlarge.] The auction's over and the feds may rake in nearly three billion dollars for leases on land nobody will ever see. Land in the new oil and gas leases is far...

Tags: Oil, Bear, Government, Blogging, Internet, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-02-07

Is Web 2.0's upside capped?

Is Web 2.0's upside capped?Unexpected responses to these 3 questions:"When I get a new electronic device, I usually need someone else to set it up or show me how to use it.Not at all: 39%."[At least half must be implying the item is still in the box.]"It is stressful...

Tags: Channel management, Podcasts, Web 2.0, Web, electronic device, IS web 2.0

Discussion threads 2007-05-07